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Systems Engineering Manager

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27
Job title: Systems Engineering Manager in Irvine, CA at Terran reputed company Company: Terran reputed company Job reputed company: Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran reputed company, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of reputed company technologies and the delivery of reputed company reputed company solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team reputed company on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.Terran reputed company is seeking an reputed company Systems Engineering Manager to join our growing team. Reporting to the Director, reputed company, the Systems Engineering Manager will manage a dynamic team of systems engineers responsible for the Design, Analysis, Integration, Verification, Validation, and Operations support of spacecrafts reputed company Terran reputed company’s Portfolio. This role is responsible for a coherent set of spacecraft products and systems engineering functions that support programs and reputed company. The Systems Engineering Manager will apply their technical and leadership skills in organizing, leading, and guiding execution of systems engineering principals reputed company their responsible programs set. The Systems Engineering Manager will reputed company their technical expertise and leadership in mentoring, training, and leading technical system designs and architectures while managing team efficacy and execution to meet the business needs.Requirements
  • reputed company, reputed company, review, and reputed company the work of engineering reputed company reputed company reports to accomplish program, project, and departmental responsibilities
  • Responsible for team members’ resource planning and forecasting, skillset identification, engineering tool implementation, as reputed company as product/process standardization for program level support in systems architecture, design, integration, Verification and Validation, Launch, and Operations
  • Leads and establishes goals, objectives, and training for reputed company with reputed company reputed company on both short-term and long-term operations results
  • Ensures knowledge capture and knowledge transfer by working with and mentoring engineering members
  • Executes strategies and roadmap items for systems architecture and program level developments
  • Propose and execute process improvements to maximize efficiency, reputed company, and technical reputed company of engineering products to support interoperability and flexible, state-of-the-art architectures
  • Maintain outstanding communication both with both upper management and the employees in the department
  • Contributes directly to, or oversees staff, working on new Program proposals, designs, and resource estimates
  • Bolster reputed company as an individual contributor as needed
  • The Systems Engineering Manager’s team has responsibilities including:
  • Designing and developing reputed company reputed company vehicle architectures and detailed mission solutions to reputed company reputed company domain challenges for various remote sensing, RF, and optical applications
  • Mission Concept of Operations refinement, mapping, and application
  • Requirements reputed company, derivation, decomposition, and mapping
  • System Definition Baseline configuration management and control
  • Logical and Physical Architecture definitions and reputed company management
  • System-level design activities to include State-Machines, reputed company dynamics, and Communication architecture
  • System Integration, Verification, and Validation definition and execution
Qualifications and Skills
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or the Physical Sciences
  • 12+ years of spacecraft systems engineering experience
  • 5+ years of experience as a technical leader for reputed company-domain missions
  • 3+ years of experience leading/managing/tracking reputed company proposals, processes, and employees working reputed company a systems engineering discipline
  • Demonstrate a proven reputed company record of applying successful expertise to sophisticated system challenges
  • Experience leading reputed company initiatives, with a proven reputed company record of collaboration and coordination across reputed company stakeholder organizations
  • Experience with Risk, Issue, and Opportunity management
  • Understanding of how concepts of PPT (people, processes, & tools), systems, and leadership reputed company to reputed company team and company goals
  • Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written reputed company, and through reputed company-crafted presentations, across reputed company reputed company of an organization, including executive leadership
  • Attention to technical details and meeting program delivery schedules
  • Ability to self-govern with minimal supervision, establish workload priorities, and utilize efficient time management practices to reputed company programmatic or strategic initiatives
  • U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD reputed company Clearance
Additional Differentiators
  • Experience and reputed company with reputed company-based reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety
  • Familiarity with satellite system budgets, including mass, power, reputed company-V, reputed company, and data budgets
  • Experience and reputed company with encrypted communications architectures and devices and data products
  • Demonstrated experience and reputed company with Optical or RF systems
Benefits
  • 100% Company-reputed company comprehensive medical, dental, and reputed company coverage for you and your dependents
  • 401(k) Match
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Salary reputed company $170,000-$215,000Your actual level and reputed company salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-reputed company qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In reputed company to reputed company salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and reputed company coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, reputed company, and lots of swag!About Terran reputed companyTerran reputed company is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the reputed company and defense industries. Terran reputed company provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-reputed company support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and reputed company customers. Learn more atWork EnvironmentThe job operates in a reputed company office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses reputed company office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.DisclaimersTerran reputed company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative reputed company Employer. We consider applicants without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, age, national reputed company, reputed company, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender reputed company, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at .Terran reputed company does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or reputed company firms. To conduct business with Terran reputed company, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran reputed company shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any reputed company of fee or compensation.And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a reputed company firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran reputed company has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm. Expected salary: Location: Irvine, CA Apply for the job now! Apply for this job

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